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Kim, Kyung; Clariana, Roy B. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
Previous research has shown that the knowledge structure (KS) complexity of a first language (L1) under certain conditions can strongly influence the KS complexity established in a second language (L2), and then this more complex L2 KS reciprocally influences L2 text comprehension. This present experimental investigation seeks to identify the…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Erfani, Seyyed Mahdi – English Language Teaching, 2012
While integrating visual features can be among the most important characteristics of English language textbooks, reviewing the current locally-produced English for Specific Purposes (ESP) ones reveals that they lack such a feature. Enjoying a rich theoretical background including Paivio's dual coding theory as well as Sert's educational semiotics,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, College Students, Semiotics